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Checklist for Family Veliidae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (broad-shouldered bugs)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
149
2161
6127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
110
1814
5275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
53
532
1125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
5
17
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
14
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVeliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
5 Genera with 7 Species
Microvelia Westwood, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Neoalardus Distant, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Rhagovelia Mayr, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Strongylovelia Esaki, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Velia Latreille, 1947water cricket1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
7 Species
Microvelia (Picaultia) douglasi Scott, 1874Broad-shouldered water strider
Neoalardus typicus Distant, 1912
Rhagovelia andaman J.Polhemus, 1990
Rhagovelia sumatrensis Lundblad, 1933
Strongylovelia balteiformis Ye, Chen & Bu, 2015Whitetassels
Strongylovelia hainanensis Ye, Chen & Bu, 2015Whitetassels
Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai Tamanini, 1947African plume

Subnodes of Veliidae with occurrences in India
SubfamilyHaloveliinae
Esaki, 1930
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicroveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagoveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVeliinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Veliidae at artfakta.se
Veliidae at dyntaxa.se
Veliidae at gbif.org
Veliidae at irmng.org
Veliidae at itis.gov
Veliidae at marinespecies.org